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A Triumph for Man

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Released
  
April 1997

Artist
  
Mew

Label
  
Exlibris Musik

Length
  
46:59

Release date
  
April 1997

Producers
  
Mew, Swirlies

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A Triumph for Man (1997)
  
Half the World Is Watching Me (2000)

Genres
  
Indie rock, Alternative rock, Shoegazing, Indie pop

Similar
  
Mew albums, Alternative rock albums

A Triumph for Man is the first album by Danish band Mew, released in April 1997 by the Danish record label Exlibris Musik.

Contents

Only 2,000 copies of the album were printed initially and prices for an original copy have reached upwards of US$200 on auction site eBay.

On 18 September 2006 A Triumph for Man was re-released along with a CD with bonus material, including demos and acoustic versions of songs.

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Track listing

  1. "Wheels over Me" – 2:33
  2. "Beautiful Balloon" – 4:27
  3. "Wherever" – 5:56
  4. "Panda" – 4:11
  5. "Then I Run" – 3:53
  6. "Life Is Not Distant" – 1:08
  7. "No Shadow Kick" – 3:06
  8. "Snowflake" – 3:30
  9. "She Came Home for Christmas" – 4:54
  10. "Pink Monster" – 0:46
  11. "I Should Have Been a Tsin-Tsi (for You)" – 2:19
  12. "How Things Turn out to Be" – 0:44
  13. "Web" – 4:34
  14. "Coffee Break" – 4:37

2006 reissue bonus disc

  1. "Studio Snippet #1" – 0:31
  2. "Say You're Sorry" (ATFM Session) – 6:09
  3. "Beautiful Balloon" (acoustic) – 4:15
  4. "Web" (demo) – 5:42
  5. "Chinese Gun" (demo) – 3:06
  6. "Studio Snippet #2" – 0:30
  7. "I Should Have Been a Tsin-Tsi (For You)" (demo) – 1:43
  8. "Wheels over Me" (demo) – 2:48
  9. "Superfriends" (demo) – 4:40

Personnel

  • Jonas Bjerre - lead vocals, guitars, synthesizers, accordion, piano, glass
  • Bo Madsen - guitars, synthesizers, piano, bell
  • Johan Wohlert - bass, backing vocals, guitars, synthesizers, piano
  • Silas Graae - drums, percussion

    • Singles

    Mew only released one proper single from their first album, "She Came Home for Christmas". However a promo-single "I Should Have Been a Tsin-Tsi (For You)" was released in March 1997, before the album.

    Songs

    1Wheels Over Me2:35
    2Beautiful Balloon4:29
    3Wherever5:57

    References

    A Triumph for Man Wikipedia
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